Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 25, 1981, p. 8

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Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wedonday Mirth Canada Maureen Forrester performs here April 8 Worlds top conductors are her fans Herald Special No doubt about it Maureen Forrester the radiant Cana dan contralto Is the run away favorite of symphony orchestra conductors through out the world today She has been engaged by practically every major conductor on six continents and has become one of the most in demand for solo orchestral From the very beginning of her public career conductors have recognized in Miss Forrester not only the voice with the volume to soar above the strongest orchestral but also the innate clanship and inter understand to bring to life the great works written for vocal solo and symphony orchestra Even before she had these in her repertory she was being engaged to perform them Th was the case with her first orchestral engagement The late Otto Klemperer was preparing to present Beethoven Ninth Symphony the Montreal Symphony Word had reached him of the stir created by a young contralto in a church perform of Mendelssohn Elijah In Montreal so he summoned Miss Forrester to New York to audition for him lave you ever sung the Ninth Symphony the eminent conductor demanded when she appeared in his Mud No rep I the young singer reaching for I er hat and turn toward the door Well I goes way said tht Maestro and in what can most kindly be bed as a conductor vo he sang the pirl for I Now you sing it Miss I did and sic got the job It was prestige engagement and It started her off on rapid to fame Every i ngcr would tivt a year of life for the of treat Waller M I even to drop dead but Cable TV listings MAUREEN FORRESTER Town has love affair with Alan Ayckbourn Herald Special Dictionary definitions of comedy and laughter tend to be somewhat ent reducing the activity and the desired reaction to drab descriptions But ask anyone in Hallon Hills what k of play Georgetown Little Theatre should perform and the answer is invar ably A comedy vc us a good Over the years has done just usually open its season with a designed to whet Is patrons appetite as if to underline there s always a new season the offtng the group has closed w a despl Iter which has more once left em roll the a 3 season show is no exception Bedroom Farce II be the third Alan comedy to be performed by GLT in the last five years A Herald rev ew of How the Other Half Loves in October 1976 suggested that Georgetown Theatre will have to go Gales of laughter all through the performance testified to t of author Alan Ayckbourn the timing of d rector Ron Hunt and the pol shed performance by the It is now local theatre history that has product f the season particular season with another bring the house down show No Sex Please We re Br Last year Sacre Coeur Hall resounded to screams of laughter when GLT closed its season with another comedy l Srxnk directed by Pat Joyncs This time around Mrs recently praised by a professional theatre as an accomplished corned returns to the stage as husband Derek takes over the directors mantle for Bedroom which Mr J ynespo is not a farce but a comedy that Is the cents dep could conceivably happen wh in three separate bedrooms when tht lives of the occupants of each are Invaded by a Inconsiderate young couple in the midst of a marital spat Adding the audience s entertainment is the author skilful staging the three bedrooms be ng presented simultaneously with the action flow from one to the other to Its hi Ion on Bedroom Farce opens at Sacre Coeur Hall April with other performances 30 and May 1 and Based on the runaway success of the group most recent production of Count those looking for a good laugh should obtain their tickets now to avoid disappointment Tickets are now available from the outlets and from Greta Lee at the Box Office 877 Mar on Councl Mar 10 gn Off Mar DO Storyt me Special Maple Nursery School Skat Compel lions Foster Parents Off it was singing a few bars of Schubert lied thai won her the signal honor of making her ed Slates orchestral debut with He New York on twenty years ago under this almost legendary tor Word of the young central nary talents had reached Waller from Canada so he called her to her to come to New York to sing for him Because of Miss Forrester s crowded schedule there was difficulty in arranging a meeting You arc much busier than I am commented Dr Walter over the long distance phone You set date When the audition finally did tike place the Maestro jdm tied that he made his decis on after hearing her sing only a few phrases but he was enjoying the r music making so much hat he continued to play the piano while she sang a number of works ng the whole of Brahms Alto Rhapsody Finally W Iter enquired in an offhand manner What are your plans for next February I be In Morocco replied M Forrester on extensive lour of Europe and North having been set up for Das tut mlr said the Conductor Toobad Id like to I you for my farewell appearance with the Phllhor monic Oh Waller hurst out Miss Forrester for you I not only drop Morocco I drop dead I Well hen that set tied replied the conductor Now let make some more music habe noeh Durst still Morocco has had lo continue to wait to hear Maureen Forrester but all of North America Europe Russia Australia New Zealand Japan and Israel has since heard and applauded Ihis brill lant and lovely artist from And l he conductors to vie for her In addition to Waller and the I of the distinguished conductors who have engaged her now Includes such eminent names as Herbert von Karajan Eugene Bernard Charles Munch George Leopold Sir Thomas Hermann Sir Ernest van Sir John Markevitch Fritz Reiner William Steinberg Paul Pa ray Josef Krips Sclji Oiawa and a host of others Maureen Forrester will present the full range of her in an intimate recital of songs when she appears at Holy Cross Church Maple Avenue Georgetown Wcdncs day April at m Tickets are available at the door for and citizen to miss this final concert In the Trilight Series HAITON 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